Motor



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J. K.- SAMPLE.

MOTOR.

No. 353,006. v Patented Nov. 23, 1886.

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(No Model.)

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JAMES K.- SAMPLE, or HASTINGS, NEBRASKA.

MOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,006, dated November 23, 1886.

Application filed April 3, 1886.

Serial No. 157,681. (No model.)

TaaZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES K. SAMPLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at East ings, in the county of Adams and State of 5 Nebraska, have invented new and useful Improvements in Motors, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in i motors designed tolighten the labor of elevating water from a well, cistern, or other source; and it consists in the peculiar'construction and combination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

. In the drawings, Figure 1 is-a side elevation of a machine embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

A represents a suitable supporting-frame, which is provided with atrough, B,-iu its lower side, and to which is journaled the shaft 0, which carries the large wheel D. The periphery of the wheel D is provided with a se- '25 ries of buckets E. On one end of the shaft 0 is secured a crank-handle, F, and on the said shaft, alongside of the wheel D, is secured a gear-wheel, G, which meshes with a gearpinion, H, which latter is attached to the inner endof a shaft, I, which is also journaled to the frame A. The outer end of the said shaft I is jonrnaled in the extended arm of a bracket, K, which is secured on one side of the frame A. The said shaft I carries a gear- 5 wheel, L, corresponding in diameter to the wheel G, and the said shaft is also provided with a crank, M.

N represents a horizontal shaft, which is j'ournaled to the frame A and in the arm of the 0 bracket K, and is provided with a gear-pinion, O, which meshes with the wheel L, and carries on its outer end a fly-wheel, P.

R represents'a suitable supporting-standard, which is secured to a suitable platform or base, at one end of the frame A, and to the standard or frame R, near the upper end there: of, is journaled a horizontal shaft, S. 7 To this shaft is rigidly attached a large segmental gear-wheel, T, and on one side of the said seg- 5o ment, and to the said shaft, is attached a gearpinion, U. i

V represents a reciprocating pu mp.- rod, which carries the piston at its lower end, that works in a pump-barrel suspended in a well or cistern, or other suitable source of water, and the said pump-barrel is provided with adischarge-pipe, W, which extends to the upper side ofthe water-Wheel D, and is provided near its outer end with an air-chamber, W. The upper end of the pump rod Vis provided with a rack-bar, V, the teeth of which engage with the teeth of the pinion U. The said rackbar is held in engagement with the said pinion by means of an anti-friction roller, V which bears on the outer side of. the rack-bar.

X represents a horizontal shaft, which is journaled in the frame or standard R at a suitable distance below the shaft S, and to the said shaft X is attached a gear-pinion, X, a gearwheel, X which meshes with the segment T, and a drum, X To the latter is attached a cord, X provided with a depending weight, X. From the said shaft X- also depends a pendulum-rod, Y, which is provided with a vertically-adjustable pendulum-weight, Y.

Z represents a pitman, one end of which is attached to the crank M on the shaft I, and the other end of which is provided with a rackbar Z, the teeth of which engage with the pinion X. An anti-friction roller, Zflbears on the upper side of the rack-bar Z, and keeps the said bar engaged with the pinion X.

The operation of myinvention is as follows: The wheel D is rotated by means of the crankhandle F, this causing the pitman Z toreciprocate and impart an oscillating motion to the shaft X, and causing the pendulum to swing to and-fro. As the shaft Sis geared to the shaft T by means of, the mechanism hereinbefore described, it follows that the shaft Slis also oscillated, and the pinion B, carried by the said shaft S, being engaged with the rackbar Z of the pump-rod, reciprocates the latter vertically, thus causing the pump to elevate water from the well or cistern and discharge it through the pipe WV onto the upper side of the wheel D. The combined weight and velocity of the water in the buckets of the wheel on one side thereof assist in rotating the wheel, and thereby greatly lessens the labor of elevating the water. The function of the airchamber W is to cause a constant streamof water to How through the pipe W onto the wheel D, and thus exert a constant force on the wheel. The function of the weight X and its suspending cord and drum is to counterbalance the crank M.

Having thus described any invention, I claim- 1. The combination of the water-wheel having the crank-handle F, the pump having the pipe to discharge water on the wheel, the shaft geared to the wheel and having the crank M, the pump-rod having the rackteeth, the shaft S, having the pinion meshing with the rackteeth of the pumprod, and the rod Z, attached to crank M and having the rack-teeth Z, and the shaft X, geared to shaft S, and having the pinion with which the toothed rod Z engages, whereby the punip-rod will reciprocate when the water-wheel is rotated, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the water-wheel having the crank-handle F, the pump having the pipe to discharge water on the wheel, the shaft geared to the latter and having the crankM, the pump-rod, the shaft S, connected thereto to reciprocate the rod, the shaft X, geared to shaft S, and having the pinion X, and the rod Z, attached to the crank M, and having the rack-teeth meshing with pinion X, substantially as described.

3, The combination of the water-wheel having the crank'handle F, the pump having the pipe to discharge water onto the wheel, the pump-rod, the rock-shaft S, connected thereto to operate the pump-rod, the shaft X, geared to shalt S, and having the pendulum, and the rod Z, connecting the waterwheel with the shaft X, to impart motion from the former to the latter, substantially as described 4. The combination of the Water-wheel having the crank-handle F, the pump having the pipe to discharge wateronto the wheel, the shaft geared to the latter and having the crank M, the shaft S, the pump-rod geared thereto and actuated thereby, the shaft X, geared to shaft S, and having the pinion X, the drum X, the weighted cord attached to the drum and the weighted pendulum, and the rod Z, connected to crank M, and having the rackteeth meshing with the pinion X, substantially as described.

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing as may own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES K. SAMPLE. 

